Police: Man put bar employee in headlock

A Naperville, Ill., man has been charged after allegedly putting a bar employee in a headlock.

Police were dispatched about 1:15 a.m. Friday to a separate incident at Fieldhouse Bar, 100 S. Dubuque St., when 21-year-old Andrew C. Erber, who was being escorted out of the bar by staff, put a bar employee into a headlock, according to police.

Police spoke with Erber, who had very poor balance, bloodshot watery eyes and smelled of alcohol, according to police.

Police say that when asked if he could stand up, Erber, who believed he was in Bloomington, Ill., at the time, said "Yes I can" and almost fell into officers.

After being placed in the squad car, Erber allegedly began speaking to a friend who was not there, police say.